As a Docent over the past few years I'm biased but the Railroad & Ferry Museum is amazing;…read morebreath-taking; informative historical replica of life in our town from the late 1880's through 1960's. The remarkable model of age town assembled by 12 dedicated gents over 19 years with working trains & more just delight the child in us all. An absolute must visit April through October Wednesday-Saturday & Sunday 1-4 pm. Enjoy a highlight for all to see & marvel @ the ingenuity that shaped our lives!

Amazing museum which captures the essence and history of Tiburon in its early days. We had the…read moreopportunity of meeting and listening bits of construction and history for Mr. Phil Cossou, one of Tiburon's first railway police officers and lead builder of the enormous model display you will see upon walking in which took over a decade to build. Mr. Cossou was kind enough to share his memories, the construction of the model, walk through and share all the well preserved artifacts - one of the original maps, plans obtained directly from the Smithsonian. The upstairs once housed the chief operator and his family - all recreated with original pieces of furniture, dish ware, machinery, kitchen appliances. The view from each window was spectacular. We were told that the location was once very industrial, with trains and ferry's shipping goods to and from Tiburon to San Francisco. The docent and Mr. Cossou were wonderful and informative. If you have an opportunity to stop by, be sure to contribute at the front desk - worth every moment!

What a great way to connect with what's happening in today's world among different categories like…read moreart, inequality, freedom, incarceration, economy, Trump era and so much more. Some really interesting topics were covered. I wish I had come earlier as I missed some really good ones. I will plan better next year I guess. Rooms get filled pretty fast so plan to come early to get in. I was however able to attend: - Equality with prof. Danielle Alen and moderator Mark Grief @2pm - Money Makes You Mean with Dacher Keltner and moderator Scot Rousse @3:30pm Both sessions were good although I would have wanted to see some other sessions that were running at the same time. That was a pity having to choose. Live music outside the city hall on the lawns and some food trucks outside for food choices with good prices. Definitely recommend and will be back next year.

Such a great festival! The organizers put a ton of thought into the line up and theme of labor this…read moreyear. Last year, I felt an incredible sense community and literacy and this year it was even more amplified. Highlights for me were Mary Roach and the panel Sex Work is Work. I loved the opportunity to meet authors and get books signed! Lots of local publishers and non-profits like the Prisoner's Literature Project and Friends of the Oakland Public Library had great booths and plenty of great merchandise for book nerds.

This passed weekend I volunteered my service to the Savor Filipino food event. What's Savor…read moreFilipino? The Filipino Food Movement is an organization of volunteers who share a common vision of Filipino Cuisine becoming a regular part of the American diet. Much like our other Asian neighbors, we envision a future where restaurants that serve Filipino Cuisine are more accessible to foodies around the US & the world. To the uninitiated, Filipino Food can be hard to relate to. But once you learn that it is an infusion of flavors and influences from around Southeast Asia and Europe, you'll realize that it's everything you didn't know you wanted! The event offered many attractions such as well known Filipino Chef's hold cooking demonstrations of their highlighted dishes, mainstream Filipino cuisines, Filipino native dances, beer garden, live entertainment of soul music, street vendors, and of course food food food. I happened to managed the Dessert booth, and I can tell you first hand it was a challenge but also a success. Words cannot describe all the fun I had, but for those who missed out there will be a next year. Hope to see you then.

Just another reason why I love living in the San Francisco Bay Area!…read more A festival to celebrate the cuisine of the Philippines? I'll be honest. Even though I live super close to Daly City and its plethora of Filipino restaurants I rarely eat Filipino food. The few times I've had it I've enjoyed it, but I don't even know why it's simply not a cuisine I'll make an extra effort to go and seek out and enjoy. Maybe because it's still relatively unfamiliar to me, but hopefully by attending a few more festivals like the Savor Filipino food festival held Saturday at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza Filipino cuisine will finally become a "destination cuisine" for me. I had a great time at this inaugural event focused on promoting Filipino cuisine and trying to bring it into the mainstream of popular cuisines. I guess I never thought of it in this way but since the San Francisco Bay Area is a melting pot of so many different cultures why isn't Filipino food more popular than it is? I visited the event website on the night before my visit, checked out the menus posted and mentally made a game plan of things I wanted to try. To date I could name only a handful of Filipino items I've eaten - Lumpia, BBQ skewers, Kare Kare, Chicken Adobo, Tocilog, Sisigsilog and Leche Flan. Savor Filipino would be a culinary adventure for me and I was looking forward to it. I arrived an hour after the event had started and it was already packed with long lines at all five food tents. From my research I knew I wanted to hit the Street Food tent first. If paying by cash never stand in a line that takes cash and credit. I learned this many years ago by volunteering at these type of events. Look for cash only lines and chances are the line will move much faster. What I enjoyed about the menu is that all accept the dessert tent offered a sampler plate. The sampler here was to consist of a BBQ skewer, Sisig and Kinilaw, but I'm told some paperwork issue came up and they weren't allowed to prepare or serve the BBQ skewers just yet. No problem as the BBQ was replaced with Lumpiang Shanghai (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig#b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig). I'm not a huge fan of coconut anything so I was thoroughly surprised of how much I enjoyed the Kinilaw, fresh fish marinated in coconut vinegar and coconut milk. It was tasty and reminded me a bit of ceviche. The Sisig was interesting in a good way as this was my first time eating pork cheeks. Next up was the Fiesta tent, but darn it when I got to the window to order I was told the samplers weren't ready yet. I decided to order the Lechon Baboy (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig#wSznOcPNqQAiOJMtB9ExeA) instead because, seriously, who can say no to roast pork or its crispy skin? I know I can't. This was very good, but the skin wasn't as crispy as I would've preferred and I found the sweet and sour sauce drizzled over my pork just a tiny bit offensive. It's amazing how quickly rice and meat can fill you up so I decided to take a break. I walked over to the demo area to watch a cooking demonstrations by vegan chef RG Enriquez (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig#_y4otAS4wm7Hb8gOJM8yAQ) preparing a Vegan Kare Kare and found some refreshing fruit juices (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=giJWVxsxczTwcnog_WAEMw#giJWVxsxczTwcnog_WAEMw) in the process. I decided dessert was in order so off to the dessert tent I went. There I found pure bliss in the form of my first-ever halo halo (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig#wC4W8U5-BN16RQEmnrRaZg). The assortment of textures and flavors melted together perfectly. Life is good! I returned to the cooking demo area where a crowd had formed many there to see Black Eyed Peas member and famous Filipino-American chef/singer/songwriter/rapper Apl. De. Ap (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/savor-filipino-san-francisco-2?select=b-wr6KTy05c5_SBQ_7_Iig#eCu7ZpVHcG303xayfb8vMA) do his first-ever cooking demonstration and sharing his mom's recipe for Chicken Adobo. It was a fun segment, and I got tons of photos and some cool video footage, but all that did was make me hungry again. By the time I returned to the plaza most of the food tents were sold out of everything. Great for the festival, bad for me. I didn't need those extra calories anyway. If this event makes it a return in 2015 I too will be back!!

We decided to check this place out on a Saturday afternoon, not sure what to expect. Parking was…read moreeasy for a quick stop, as it's at a dead end street. We were tricked numerous times thinking there was someone on site, but nope just random mannequins posing among the decor, as well as at least two tin man characters, and a couple different slides (one of them cut off halfway in the air). There was lots to explore and no one stopping us from going deeper into the property, where you'll find a cute little footbridge and pond, along with plants, animal sculptures, and more artwork made of "junk". It doesn't really look like it's maintained (as of May 2024) but the junkyard look actually gives it some character, and it has a sort of messy organization to it. And of course the oversized picnic table off toward the side near the highway can pique the curiosity of those driving by. I liked it... nothing too impressive, but still a unique exhibition of quirky art, which is something I enjoy especially when it's free.

Hard to define this "attraction" -- part junk yard, part art installation, all fun. This is a…read morecreated community based on reusing .. well .. junk It is a feast for the eyes and well worth a drive past (and not on the 101 but on Lucky Road). For kids of all ages, there is a giant picnic table at the end of the road where you can take a cool photo with Mt Tam in the background. If you like funky, off the beaten track stuff, this is one for you.

Only in San Francisco will you see people dressed up in all sorts of crazy costumes. It's like…read moreHalloween all year long in this city. The Superhero Street Fair is no exception to this concept. I have never been to Burning Man but I have heard a ton about it from people who tell me it will change your life - it's like a religious experience. I finally got a taste of the kool aid and boy, it was something else. There were several DJ booths playing all sorts of different dance music, a party bus, giant inflatable "hamster" balls as my friend dubbed it, jousting and of course crazy costumes. Everything from Ganja Girl to a full on robot with speakers to barely clothed whatever they want to call themselves. There weren't just superheroes here. There were also food trucks and Burning Man apparel. It seemed like people who came back from Burning Man just wanted another excuse to party and reuse their outfits from the Playa. Now that it's a bit more mainstream I can see more things like this becoming the norm. Not that that's a bad thing. As a Burning Man virgin who doesn't have much interest in sweating out in the dessert while building something beautiful, I admire their ability to bring people together to have fun with no judgment.

I've been to this many times over the years. Good music, creative folks, lots of costuming, all…read morearound good run. It hasn't happened for a couple of years not, but if and when it happens again I'll be there! Great local vibe, although clearly quality DJs from everywhere. If you like the San Francisco party vibe, you'll like this.

Fascinating history and items on display. Don't forget San Quentin is the oldest prison in…read moreCalifornia. Check hours. Often closed but worth the wait.

It is hard to add anything to the other review of the San Quentin Museum. She pretty much…read morenailed it as far as protocol for visiting. I might remind people NO CAMERAS are allowed. If you drive you will pass through San Quentin Village (yes there is a town and a small beach) turn left towards the water and park in Visitor Parking, then walk up to the East Gate to enter. There is no Sir Frances Drake Blvd. West Gate entry for visitors. You may want to call Jeff (who runs the museum Tues. and Thursday) to make sure he is there. (415) 454-1460 X5803 The museum is a little gem of history. Despite all the jokes about it taking valuable space on the Marin waterside, San Quentin has some awesome remnants of the past and you may come away with a different perspective on the prison. I did.

as a new resident of redwood city, i was happy that i moved in the summertime when there was so…read moremuch going on in the downtown area. this is a yearly festival that takes place during the last weekend of july in courthouse square. various jazz and blues bands take the stage and entertain guests for hours on end. visitors can stand and listen (and dance) or bring portable chairs and sit along the perimeter of courthouse square while enjoying the music. in addition to the music, there were several vendors that lined the streets of downtown rwc displaying their handmade goods, personal care products, art work, and clothing. there were also a few rides for the kids to enjoy. overall, a very nice festival that had a little something for everyone.

Great festival, jc smith is always the bomb bluesman! Loved the $5 bbq samples plates, good value…read morefor the money. Hill country, hello, what do you do to your brisket, please drive your truck to san francisco, you're the best i ever had! Def would attend this festival again, fun and easy, people friendly and music and food fab.

We hit the tail end of the festival this year so maybe my perception of it isn't as accurate as it…read morewould have been if I'd arrived sooner....but my poor toes are still recovering from being run over by strollers at the Pumpkin Festival, so I was a little wary of coming during peak-crowd hours.... As far as I understand, the festival is put on by the Chamber of Commerce each year to boost the presence of local businesses and programs. So the booths we saw set up in the middle of Main Street were less craft-y and more business-y than those at the Pumpkin Festival. There was a bunch of booze, food, music, and a cute demo by some high-kicking little kids trying to bust wooden blocks outside the Kuk Sool Won school....but it really didn't seem like too much was going on. Maybe it was just the time of day? Oh well. Next year we'll make an effort to show up sooner and scope things out. Good or bad, I do want to support these little local events as much as possible, because they're a big part of what makes HMB so special.

I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of Rock the Block was, outside of causing extra traffic into…read moreHalf Moon Bay. We hadn't known Rock the Block was going on, but my dad and I were aiming to go wine tasting along the strip while my mom picked up some biscotti from a different tasting room. This looks like an event that mostly appeals to the locals. There were some booths promoting local businesses and nonprofits, as well as (I believe) government agencies. I also saw a lot of signs regarding the upcoming elections. There wasn't any booth that particularly caught my eye. I imagine this place would be a bit of fun for small children, as there was a bouncy slide, a face painting booth (I think, as I did see a kid walking around with face paint), and some other kid-friendly attractions. The older crowd might enjoy the music and random arts and crafts stalls. Fortunately most of the businesses were open during the event, and it was just fun to walk around and people watch while wandering down the street. I'm not sure if it makes up for the traffic or the difficult parking situation, however. Overall, this is probably an event the tourist crowd and out-of-towners might want to just pass on.